eBiz Tomorrow by Chris Salazar

Lunch 2.0 is coming up soon at Ning…I’m very excited. I enjoyed my last experience at NetGear, I think I made some really good connections. In fact, one of my newest friend, Lisa, is calling out the chocolate blogger to bring some sweets to the next lunch 2.0 event. I’m in too!

Lisa and I are collectively (via the power of blogging) trying to convince Brian to bring some of his famous chocolates to the next Lunch 2.0…will he bring some? Let’s hope so, I’d be happy with anything… =)

Here’s the address to Ning:

Location: Ning, Inc.
Address: 167 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 300, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Date: Thursday, June 14th, 2007. 12:00PM - 1:30PM

I encourage all of you to signup at Ning so you can get the best out of Lunch 2.0. Comment here to RSVP

Update: View NetGear’s Lunch 2.0 photos here …including some that I took as well!

I like going to Lunch 2.0’s. Everytime its a new experience and I’ve really become comfortable with meeting new people. Its starting to come more naturally now, which is GREAT! I even brought along Michael Sykora, one of my highschool friends, a recent grad at SJSU, so he can join the fun!

So the food was good, and the aprons were even cooler! Although, I liked the live demonstration, I was too busy taking pictures of everyone’s reactions.

I had some good conversations as well, which is important. Lots of them were around social media, while some were on other things like chocolate since Brian Stephens is the chocolate blogger! In fact, all the chocolate talk got Lisa and Michael both craving some dessert! Even Jeremy Pepper provided his two cents and told us that dark chocolate is a girl’s thing (although, Lisa likes milk-chocolate the most). Either way, Jeremy is a very energetic and entertaining guy…check out his pics! I also met Robyn Tippins for the first time, that was a surprise. I’ve only talked with her through blogging, but seeing her in person was great.

Ah, I cannot forget about bubilicious team who I even got a chance to talk with. Take a look at the video below, I’m on around the 5:15 minute mark and lead to just about the end…please visit here.

What a fun day! Im looking forward to the next lunch 2.0 event in June! And I hope to see you there as well!

…oh! pictures to come soon, I just misplaced my camera…ill find it!

I’ve been talking about Social Media lately, now here’s an awesome opportunity to meet Mario Sundar and his team at LinkedIn for Lunch 2.0 on May 23rd

My last lunch 2.0 event was at Hitachi Data Systems, where Jeremiah hosted the unforgettable Web Expo + Lunch 2.0! So I’m excited for my next lunch 2.0 experience.

Here’s the details on the upcoming lunch 2.0 party at LinkedIn:

Location: LinkedIn
Address: 2029 Stierlin Court, Mountain View, CA 94043
Date: Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007. 12:00PM - 1:30PM

Please RSVP here or you can use Upcoming

Bring your digital and video cameras! I hope to see everyone there…I’m sure some of you will be live streaming!

 Can we say “Lunch 2.0 May Madness”?

Not one, but two lunch 2.0’s this month. First, we have LinkedIn, and second we have NetGear’s Lunch 2.0

What interests me about NetGear is I haven’t really seen them reach out to the community and the blogosphere. So I’m anxious to see what they have in store for us.

Here’s the details:

Location: Netgear, Inc.
Address: 4500 Great America Pkwy, Santa Clara, CA 95054
Date: Wed, May 30^th 2007
Time: 12:00 – 1:30 pm

It’s been told that we will have an opportunity to see some of their new products as well as being treated with some good BBQ!

Please RSVP here

I hope to see everyone there at this NetGear Expo! Who knows you might even get interviewed or be caught on candid camera since PodTech will be there taping all the action!

Update:  Jeremiah is going to lunch 2.0…he’ll probably be the one streaming live video!  You can’t miss it! 

The Lunch 2.0 + Web Expo ended today at Hitachi Data Systems, but it was a success. I heard several people mention it was the biggest Lunch 2.0 yet! Robert Scoble even mentioned that he did not expect such a big turnout. Great thanks to Jeremiah Owyang and the HDS team for organizing the event.

This was my first big web event and I cannot wait for more opportunities. The opportunity to see several web companies, even some startups, was great. Listening to their ideas was interesting, especially seeing a preview of some new Zoomr tools from Thomas Hawk!

Here are some links to remember the event and/or experience it for yourself:

• Robert Scoble’s thoughts on Lunch 2.0
• Lunch 2.0 thoughts from Thomas Hawk
• Julio Garcia’s post on Lunch 2.0
• Flickr photos tagged with “Lunch20″
• Zoomr photos and Zooomr Blog

I took about a hundred pictures from the event so I can relive it each day as my FIRST web event. This is only the beginning, as tomorrow I will be blogging live from the Carson Summit Web Apps Conference.

Web Geek Jeremiah over at Hitachi Data Systems in Santa Clara is planning a lunch 2.0 expo that will surely be filled with laughs, games, info, and tons of conversations! Everyone is invited from web geek to interns, just be ready for a casual lunch expo.

If you are still undecided, look on flickr to see pictures from previous lunch 2.0 parties. If that doesnt convince you enough, take a look at the companies who will be there:

• Topix.net
• Box.net
• Pandora
• Plaxo
• Podtech
• Riya
• SimplyHired
• Zazzle
• Zooomr
• Zvents

Some of the companies I have not heard of, which is exactly why I will be going! This will be my first lunch 2.0 event, so keep a look out for me…I’ll be wondering around the game area!

What is it?

Lunch 2.0 + Expo for everyone! Tons of people to meet, several web companies, and free food!

When?

September 12, 2006, from 12-2pm
Where?

Hitachi Data Systems, 750 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA